Learning Outcome


After studying this chapter, you should be able to:

   Define organizational structure

   Discuss the six key elements in an organizational design

   Describe the two generic models of organizational design

   Describe the four contingency variables of a structure

   Describe the traditional organizational designs of simple structure, functional structure and divisional structure

   Describe the contemporary organizational designs of team structure, matrix and project structures

   Describe boundaryless organization and the designs of virtual organization and network organization.